Canto IV

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Canto IV is one of the narrative sections of Alexander Pushkin’s mock-epic poem "Ruslan and Ludmila," continuing the fantastical adventures and romantic trials of its protagonists.

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Canto IV canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canto
narrative section
author Alexander Pushkin
basedOn Russian folklore
Slavic fairy-tale motifs
belongsToLiteraryTradition European mock-epic
Russian narrative poem
continues fantastical adventures of Ruslan
romantic trials of Ruslan and Ludmila
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
featuresCharacter Chernomor
Farlaf
Ludmila
Ratmir
Rogday
Ruslan
genre mock-epic
narrative poetry
hasNarrativeFunction advances rescue of Ludmila
develops central conflict between Ruslan and Chernomor
hasTheme heroic quest
magic and sorcery
parody of epic conventions
romantic love
language Russian
literaryForm verse
literaryMovement Romanticism
meter iambic tetrameter
originalScript Cyrillic
originalWorkPublicationDate 1820
originalWorkTitle Руслан и Людмила
linked to: Ruslan and Ludmila
partOf Ruslan and Ludmila
mock-epic poem "Ruslan and Ludmila"
positionInWork 4
rhymeScheme rhymed couplets
setting fantastical version of Kievan Rus'
workInSeries cantos of "Ruslan and Ludmila"

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Ruslan and Ludmila hasPart Canto IV
Canto III followedBy Canto IV
Canto V follows Canto IV
Canto VI relatedWork Canto IV